Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.196 (2026)
Schedule IV tests
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NRS 453.196 Schedule IV tests. The
Board shall place a substance in schedule IV if it finds that:
1. The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in schedule III;
2. The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and
3. Abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in schedule III.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 2008)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1983–2020 · leading case: Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Morris, 659 P.2d 852 (Nev. 1983).
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Morris, 659 P.2d 852 (Nev. 1983). “NOTES [1] A Schedule IV controlled substance under NRS 453.196. [2] NRS 200.070 is the applicable statute designated in effect in 1979, as quoted in this Opinion.”
Figueroa-beltran Vs. U.S. of Am. (nrap 5), 2020 NV 45 (Nev. 2020). “186; NRS 453.196; NRS 453.206. For example, the State Board of Pharmacy places substances in schedule I if the substance "[h] as high potential for abuse" and "no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical…”
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